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Wright, Harry

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Harry (Wiliam Henry Wright), 1835–95, English-American baseball player and manager, b. Sheffield, England. His father, a professional cricket player, moved the family to New…

Wilhelmshaven

(Encyclopedia) WilhelmshavenWilhelmshavenvĭlˌhĕlms-häˈfən [key], city (1994 pop. 91,680), Lower Saxony, NW Germany, on Jade Bay, an inlet of the North Sea. It is a major oil port and an industrial…

Pine Barrens

(Encyclopedia) Pine Barrens, coastal plain region, c.3,000 sq mi (7,770 sq km), S and SE N.J.; composed chiefly of sandy soils, swamp-edged streams, pine stands, and tracts of cranberries and…

sepal

(Encyclopedia) sepal, a modified leaf, part of the outermost of the four groups of flower parts. The sepals of a flower are collectively called the calyx and act as a protective covering of the inner…

Scapa Flow

(Encyclopedia) Scapa FlowScapa Flowskăpˈə [key], area of water, 15 mi (24 km) long and 8 mi (12.9 km) wide, in the Orkney Islands, off N Scotland. It is bounded by the islands of Mainland, Graemsay,…

Santa Ana de Coro

(Encyclopedia) Santa Ana de CoroSanta Ana de Corosänˌtä äˈnä [key]Santa Ana de Coroᵺā kōˈrō [key] or CoroCorokōˈrō [key], city (1990 pop. 124,506), capital of Falcón state, NW Venezuela, 7 mi (11.3…

Roy

(Encyclopedia) Roy, city (1990 pop. 24,603), Weber co., N Utah, near Great Salt Lake; settled by Mormons 1877, inc. 1937. Computer equipment is manufactured, and many residents work at nearby Hill…

Grandview

(Encyclopedia) Grandview, city (2020 pop. 26,209), Jackson co., W Mo., S of Kansas City; inc. 1912. Hardware, chemicals, transportation equipment,…

Clearfield

(Encyclopedia) Clearfield, city (2020 pop. 31,364), Davis co., N Utah; inc. 1922. Hill Air Force Base, to the northeast, is the state's largest…

Moose Jaw

(Encyclopedia) Moose Jaw, city (1991 pop. 33,593), S central Sask., Canada. It is a railroad and distribution center, with oil refineries, meatpacking and dairy-processing plants, flour, lumber, and…